My first double was a 6D bought used in Cleveland. It had hand inscriptions on the bell. A member of the Cleveland Symphony bought the horn from me. He told me that the 6D preceded the 8D, and that the horn I had was one of the originals. He had the valves successfully rebuilt and was using the horn in chamber music. The horn had four rotor valves.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "David McClellan" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 4:14 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [Hornlist] original 8D > Are you sure about that 8D? Wasn't the precursor to the 8D the 6D, which > has the usual four rotor valves? I once had in my possession, with the > oppurtunity to buy, a very early Conn double that I was told was made in > the 30's or 40's. It was a Schmidt copy in every way, with three rotors > and the piston change valve. Has anyone else heard of a Conn with three > piston valves? > . > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
